to smirk; to grin broadly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
reality; actuality; hard fact
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
entreaty; supplication; petition
relation; connection; relevance
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
grasp; catch; understanding
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to well up; to burst; to arise
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
some people; a few people; several people